Improvement in hydraulic motors



V. KROMER,

improvement in Hvdrauiic Motors 910,115,869, Patented]unei3,l871.

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Masonv VOLNEY EROE/IER, OF GRAND RAPIDS, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO IIIMSELFAND WARREN T. REASER, OF SAME PLAGE.

IMPROVEMENT IN HYDRAULIC MOTORS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 115,869, dated June 13,1871.

To alt whom 'it mail concern:

Be it known that I, VoLNEY Kuerten, of Grand Rapids, in the county ofWood and State ot' Wifisconsin, have invented a new and ImprovedWater-Motor; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skiliedin the art to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanyin g drawing forming part of this specilcation.

This invention relates to improvements in machines for utilizing Wateras a motive-power; and it consists in a vibratin g blade or piston in aclosed case, an induction-port and exhaustport on each ot two oppositesides, with valves or gates, and automatic apparatus for Workin g thevalves from `the crank-shaft, which is operated by the shaft oi' thevibrating blade, all as hereinafter described.

Figure 'l is a side elevation of my improved machine. Fig. 2 is asectional elevation on the iine ma' of Fig. l; and Fig. 3 is alongitudinal sectional eleva-tion on the line y y of Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A is a metallic or other case, in which is a curved chamber, B, in theupper part, between the two opposite sides, in which chamber is avibrating blade or piston, D, connected to the shaft E by an arm, F,Working between the parts G ot' the side Walls of the case, which, inthe triangular-shaped parts, are only sufficiently wide apart to provideroom for the said arm while in the chamber B, and atthe spaces H theyare as Wide apart as the required length of the blade D in the directionot' the axis of shaft E. The said oase is provided with aninduction-port, I, and exhaust-port K, on one side of the blade, and aninduction-port, L, and exhaust M on the opposite side. O and O representvalves or gates for the inductionports; and A and A valves for theexhaustports. The valves O 0( are suspended from the vibrating arms Q byrods S, lsaid arms being mounted in the water-supply chamber T, on theoscillating shaft R, extending through the Wall of said chamber T, andconnected with the tappet-disk U by the crank Vaud yoked and slidingconnecting-rod W. This tappet-disk is mounted on the driving-shaft X.One arm, Y, of the yoke is arranged under the disk, and so that thetappet Z will strike the end and move it to the right. The other arm,Z1, is arranged over the disk, with a stud, Z2, against which the tappetwill strike after having moved the slide to the right, and move it backagain. The gates A for the exhaust-ports are connected to the vibratingarms B', arranged outside of the case A and pivoted at O. These gatesare also actuated by the sliding connecting-bar NV, the oscillating barsB on which they are mounted being counected to the crank V by thelinks 1) Ef, the rock-shaft I", and the arms G and H thereof, but thearrangementis such that when the gate for the induction-port of one sideopens the gate Y of the exhaust-port of the same side closes, and viceversa.

The drivin g-shaft is Worked by the oscillating shaft E, through the 1nedium of the cranks l and K' and theconnecting-rod L', arranged toimpart rotary motion to the said drivingshaft, although the motion ofshaft E is only oscillatory.

It will be seen from the foregoing description that the gates will havethe proper action to cause the water to be applied alternately on thesides of the vibrating gate, so as to cause a continuous motion, whichwill be Well adapted for slow-moving machines requiring great power.

The parts H of the chamber within the case A may be so modified in formas to lessen the spaces to be iilled before any force is expendeduponthe piston.

Other arrangements of valve-operating gear may be employed, as isobvious, and I do not limit myseltl thereto, for I consider theessential part of my invention to be the arrangement ot the case, blade,and valves.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. The improved Water-motor, consisting of the leaseA, piston-valves or gates A A and O O', and the drivin g-shaft X andvalve-operating gear, combined and operating substantially as specified.

2. The combination of ease A, vibrating blade D, and the valves or gatesA A and O 0', arranged substantially as specitied. l

VOLNEY KROWER.

Witnesses:

H. B. PHrLLEo, J. G. Por/Lenoir;

